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University of Iowa research ties pesticides to heart-disease deaths | The Gazette

University of Iowa research ties pesticides to heart-disease deaths | The Gazette

Findings from the study on pyrethroid exposure were published Monday in the JAMA Internal Medicine journal and reported nationally in publications such as the New York Times.

The UI research suggests individuals with high levels of exposure to pyrethroid insecticides are three times more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than those with low or no exposure.

“You would think, normally, cancer is an important endpoint or the brain is an important endpoint for these kinds of chemicals,” UI occupational and environmental health professor Hans-Joachim Lehmler told The Gazette.

“So I have to admit, from my personal perspective, that looking at cardiovascular disease — that there is actually a link — was quite unexpected.”

And while the research established an association, both Lehmler and Bao cautioned the study hasn’t established individuals died as a direct result of exposure to pyrethroids. Bao said the findings indicate a high likelihood of a link, but follow-up study is needed.

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